The image above sums up much of the State of the City luncheon yesterday, both spoken and unspoken. Our area has been hit hard by an economic wave. The figure at the flag faces skyward. Stretching out her arm as if to implore the heavens, as solemn citizens in the foreground stand. Left, our mayor Missy McArthur and other officials set a positive tone, emphasizing the extensive public work projects that have continued despite the economy. Tough times have befallen Redding before. It won’t last, but we will.
2011 Airshow images
I’m sure there are a great many better photos than these from this weekend in Redding. I was working, but did find a little time to enjoy what I saw. And there are excellent images at the Redding Airshow website already. A classic Northstate experience. Thank you Redding Exchange Club and all who participated!
Nature by Numbers beautiful short movie
I’ve been a little surprised by just how many people recognize the mathematical illustration we used in our logo for our new venture, The Address Realty. I thought it a somewhat obscure figure of beauty in numbers. But a quick search of Fibonacci Sequence in Google or YouTube turns up a lot of hits. Definitely not obscure. Check out this beautiful visual work by Spanish artist and tutorialist Cristóbal Vila, set to Often a Bird by Wim Mertens.
Nature by Numbers from Cristóbal Vila on Vimeo.
Redding’s 15th Annual Beer and Wine Festival
We attended this year’s 15th Annual Redding Beer and Wine Festival at the Promenade, and I took a few shots, er, photographs.
It would be hard to pick a favorite food or drink vendor. Some standouts include Gaia’s Woodside Grill, Market Street Steakhouse, Bricks Smokehouse, Grilla Bites, CR Gibbs, and seen pouring here, Shameless O’Leery’s.
We tried some terrific home brew from the Shasta SOB (Society of Brewers) club. And of course there was so much fine wine. It was a great opportunity to try out vintners like Matson and wineries from the Manton wine country. We had some great tastings at the Mosely Family Cellar booth.
Lots of fun, and some great opportunities to to try some different things. As always, it was good to see family and friends. See you next year!
Beer Boats Bullets and Booze Inc.
David Benda’s article today about local foreclosures declining in number was in stark contrast to the numerous Notices of Default in legal notices section of the paper. The back pages also featured a long list of property tax delinquencies.
Glancing at the list, one company name stood out.
Cool name, and mission statement, all in one. I’m sure it won’t take them long to catch up on their property tax. But if I were Tax Collector Lori Scott, I’d be hesitant to go after it in person. 😉
Music and Racing set for Redding this weekend
Redding art music fans will be pleased to learn SCO is playing Bombays. I got this note:
“Name change and a show on September 15th at Bombay’s. I just got a flyer for an upcoming show by these “warlocks.” They’ve changed their name to Symbiotic Cacophony Orchestra (like the status listed below).”
So, you can log in over at Facebook to Like the Symbiotic Cacophony Orchestra at the link.
If original Redding style music isn’t enough to keep you entertained this weekend, you can head over to the Redding Dragstip for the combined Pacific National Open Series and National Dragster Challenge. 3 days of racing. One of the biggest races of the season. Just 10 bucks gets you in. More at the Redding Dragstrip website, or just click on the flaming shifter knob, of course.
Kuebler’s Furniture hosts Greeters
We attended a Chamber of Commerce event at Kuebler’s Furniture in Redding.
Kuebler’s had everyone do kind of an Easter Egg hunt through the store for prizes.
Kueblers has a lot of funiture to admire, obviously. But it’s also a great place to scope out some design ideas. It was our first appearance among the Chamber members as The Address Realty, so Erin spoke briefly about her new enterprise. Everyone was very encouraging. Thanks Kuebler’s, and thanks Chamber.
A day of reflection
Our hearts go out to the families of those killed in the 9/11 attack. And today we are reflective, in quiet observance of the blood and treasure spent in the decade since.
This photo is of Karry and me in a different New York. It’s a poignant reminder that every time you kiss or hug a loved one goodbye for even the most mundane separation, it may turn out to be the last time. But such is the nature of life.
Contemplative music video for a morning meditation
Ran across this on You Tube. A prolific poster going by 10zen10 has created a music video with pretty bird images taken by photographer Daniel O’Byrne. It’s set to the music I helped create along with Craig Padilla and Zero Ohms a few years back, a piece called Realm of the Spirit, from the CD Beyond the Portal, released on the Lotuspike label. A nice meditation moment to begin the day today.
Interesting, how these video pieces using our music that turn up, unannounced. Released into the wild, the music finds it’s own path.
